Vocabulary Flashcards

(49 cards)

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Word naming an attribute of a noun

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adjective

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Word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb or other adverbs

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Adverb

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Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Alliteration

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4
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Expression designed to call something to wind without explicitly mentioning it.

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allusion

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AntagonistPerson who is actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something.

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Antagonist

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6
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Relating to Aristotle or his philosophy

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Aristelian

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7
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Resemblance of sounds between syllables of nearby words

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Assonance

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8
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People giving attention to something

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Audience

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9
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Belonging or relating to the writer of a book

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Authorial

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A person in a book, movie or play

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character

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The quality of being logical or consistent

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coherence

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A serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles or interests.

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Conflict

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13
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Idea or feeing created by a word’s literal meaning

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Connotation

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14
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Information that helps readers accurately interpret the meaning of a text.

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context

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15
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A way in which something is usually done

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conventions

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16
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Statement used to provide info about something or state a fact.

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Declaratives

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17
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Spoken or written account of a person, object or event.

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Descriptions

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A person who supervises the actors and other staff in a film, play or something similar

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Director

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19
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Theory and parctice of dramtic composion

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Dramaturgy

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Simple sentence that expresses sudden or strong emotions or feelings.

21
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Literature in the form of prose that describe imaginary events

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Style or category of art, music or literature

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List of words relating to a specific subject, with explanations

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Exaggerated statements

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Visually descriptive or figurative language
imagery
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Having the form or force of a question.
Interrogative
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Style of writing where the letters lean to the right
italics
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The atmosphere or pervading tone of something
mood
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Spoken or written account of connected events (a story)
narrative
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Writing that is informative or factual
nonfiction
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A noun is a word that represents a person, thing, concept, or place
noun
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Action or process of performing a task or function
performance
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The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human
personification
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Main events of a play, novel or film devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence
plot
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Portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film.
props
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The main character in a text
protagonist
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Reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists
purpose
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Art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
rhetoric
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The written text of a play, film or podcast.
scipt
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Sound created from repetition of the letters 's'
sibilance
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Comparisons of one thing with another using 'like' or 'as'
simile
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Type of language consisting of words and phrases that are informal
slang
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Activity of writing or telling stories
storytelling
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Arrangement of a relation between the parts or elements of something complex.
structure
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Use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
symbolism
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Arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
syntax
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Text dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending
tradgedy
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TropeSignificant or recurrent them.
trope
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Word used to describe an action, state or occurrence.
verb